A Bill to Require Medicare to Test Telehealth
U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, which require the Center for Medicare
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Month: April 2017
Veterans’ Choice Program Extended
The Senate has approved legislation that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue operating its Choice program (veterans’
Read MoreWellmark Lost $90 Million in the Obamacare Markets
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, health insurance company in Iowa and South Dakota, announced Monday it would pull out
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Increase for 2018
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved its final payment rate, an increase of 0.45 percent on
Read MoreGetting Up to Speed on Medicare
When you turn 65, you need to get up to speed on the many ins and outs of Medicare or
Read MoreMarkups On Care Can Fatten Hospital Budgets — Even If Few Patients Foot The Full Bill
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline) Few patients pay a hospital’s full price for a procedure or test. But a
Read MoreThe Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Voting this Week on Medicare Part B Drugs
On Thursday, April 6th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; an independent congressional agency that advises Congress on issues related to
Read MoreHealthcare Costs in Retirement: You Need $349,000
According to a new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute; if you require lots of costly prescriptions and you want
Read MorePreparing for the a Breakout Year for the Zika Virus
With 5,100 people in the United States already infected, Florida officials and federal public health experts are keeping a careful
Read MoreCost of Cancer Drugs Reaching $250,000
Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body’s immune system can now cost up to $250,000 a year, but competition between
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